2023 in Uganda

Events in the year 2023 in Uganda.

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Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda

  • 1 January – At least nine people are killed and many others are injured during a stampede at a music show in Kampala.[2]
  • 6 January – At least 16 people are killed and 21 others are injured in a bus crash en route to the city of Gulu from Kampala, in northern Uganda.[3]
  • 8 January – Twenty-one people are killed and 49 others injured when a bus heading for Nairobi, Kenya, crashes after crossing the border from Uganda.[4]
  • 11 January – Ugandan Health Minister Jane Aceng declares an end to the outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus in the country that has killed 77 people since September.[5]
  • 9 March – The parliament of Uganda begins debate on a proposed bill that would criminalize people identifying as part of the LGBTQ community with up to 10 years in prison. The bill would also criminalize the "promotion" of homosexuality and "abetting" or "conspiring" to engage in same-sex relations.[6]
  • 21 March –The parliament of Uganda approves a bill with harsher provisions against homosexual relationships. The bill includes the charges of "aggravated homosexuality" and "attempted homosexuality" with sentences of up to 10 years in prison.[7]

Deaths

See also

References
  1. "Office of the Prime Minister – A Coordinated, Responsive and Accountable Government for Socio-Economic Transformation". opm.go.ug. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  2. "At least nine killed, several injured in New Year stampede in Uganda-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  3. "Uganda bus crash leaves 16 dead, scores injured". The East African. 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  4. Presse, AFP-Agence France. "21 Die In Bus Crash On Kenya-Uganda Border". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  5. Biryabarema, Elias (2023-01-11). "Uganda declares itself Ebola-free after swiftly turning tide on outbreak". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  6. "Uganda considers bill to criminalise identifying as LGBTQ". Reuters. 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  7. "Uganda's legislature passes harsh new anti-LGBTQ bill". Associated Press. 21 March 2023.
  8. Muhimba, Samuel (2023-01-10). "Former minister Sezi Mbaguta dies". Nile Post. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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